Love Cross
Morning Edition Host and EditorLove Cross joined KLCC in 2017. She began her public radio career as a graduate student, serving as Morning Edition Host for Boise State Public Radio in the late 1990s. She earned her undergraduate degree in Rhetoric and Communication from University of California at Davis, and her Master’s Degree from Boise State University. In addition to her work in public radio, Love teaches college-level courses in Communication and Sociology.
In 2023 Love was awarded her second consecutive Edward R. Murrow award for Best Newscast in the Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska region. She also received that award in 2019. Her newscasting was also recognized as part of the KLCC News team's 2023 and 2022 Edward R. Murrow Overall Excellence award. In 2022 she was also bestowed with a regional Murrow award for Excellence in Sound for her piece Sounds from the ballgame: Emeralds return to PK Park. A 2021 newscast earned her a national 1st Place honor from the Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) in 2022. In 2019 Love received a PMJA award for Best Newscast. She has also earned awards for her hosting and reporting from the Idaho State Broadcaster’s Association and the Idaho Press Club.
Love is an avid music lover and enjoys yoga, going to concerts and sporting events, and hanging out with her husband and their daughters.
You can hear her on Morning Edition weekdays from 4 to 9 a.m.
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The 7K Fire near Veneta began Friday and scorched about 300 acres over the weekend.
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The South Eugene Robotics Team, is heading to the Pacific Northwest District Championship in Cheney, WA.
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With the NCAA Women's Final Four kicking off on Friday, KLCC's Love Cross spoke with one Eugene journalist who recently attended an event in Portland that include some legends of women's basketball.
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Oregon State's Jade Carey became 13th NCAA gymnast to earn a Gym Slam with her perfect 10.000 on beam Saturday in Tempe, Ariz.
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Oregon State topped No. 23 Oregon 68-65 Friday night in Corvallis.
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This new podcast details the rise and fall of swindler Cody Easterday, a rancher who created a "ghost herd" of 265,000 cattle that existed only on paper.
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Eugene, Redmond, Roseburg and Salem saw below average rainfall for 2022. Astoria and Portland exceeded average rainfall totals for the year.
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Oregon nabbed a 77-68 win over Oregon State Saturday in Eugene.